PRAY GARCIA AND ANDERSON CAN TRANSLATE THEIR PHYSICAL GIFTS INTO BASEBALL SUCCESS

Ex-Scrub Fowler is for the birds.

Signing Desmond would seem to be the most logical move, so it's not likely to happen. The Sox are using the excuse that they don't want to give up a draft choice, but it has more to do with their current payroll. They just don't want to shell out the money for a quality shortstop.

As for Tim Anderson, he's probably on the same path used by B.J. Upton, although the Sox braintrust hasn't figured that out yet. Eventually, he'll have to move to the outfield due to his defensive deficiencies at shortstop; and if he doesn't cut down on his strikeouts and learn better bat control, people will soon be calling him "Melvin".